Where does “trivialism” come from?
trivialism (English) comes from English trivial, from Latin trivialis, from Latin trivius, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trivialism (English): A trivial matter or method; a triviality; The...
Definitions
- A trivial matter or method; a triviality; The...
Ancestry of “trivialism”, step by step
trivialism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trivial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trivial | Ignorable; of little significance or value;... |
| 2 | Latin | trivialis | common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial |
| 3 | Latin | trivius | of or belonging to crossroad temples |
| 4 | Latin | tri- | three, tri- |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |